Cherifa Surname
Approximately 1,053 people bear this surname
Cherifa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 577 | 1:66,952 | 10,950 |
| Chad | 385 | 1:35,304 | 4,109 |
| France | 30 | 1:2,214,091 | 176,965 |
| Spain | 14 | 1:3,339,431 | 67,428 |
| Tunisia | 10 | 1:61,063 | 7,682 |
| Niger | 10 | 1:1,919,202 | 37,248 |
| Hungary | 8 | 1:1,227,035 | 53,030 |
| Cameroon | 4 | 1:5,192,267 | 135,173 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
The alternate forms: Chérifa (1) are calculated separately.
Cherifa (139,781) may also be a first name.
Cherifa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Cherifa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Cherifa (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﺷﺮﻳﻔﻪ) is more frequently found in Algeria than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as: Chérifa. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Cherifa? popularity and diffusion
Cherifa is the 347,156th most prevalent last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 6,920,746 people. The last name Cherifa is primarily found in Africa, where 94 percent of Cherifa reside; 56 percent reside in North Africa and 56 percent reside in Mahgreb. It is also the 7,484th most frequent given name throughout the world, borne by 139,781 people.
This last name is most frequently held in Algeria, where it is carried by 577 people, or 1 in 66,952. In Algeria it is most numerous in: Algiers Province, where 63 percent are found, Mostaganem Province, where 36 percent are found and Aïn Defla Province, where 0 percent are found. Aside from Algeria Cherifa exists in 17 countries. It is also found in Chad, where 37 percent are found and France, where 3 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Cherifa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Cherifa in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﺷﺮﻳﻔﻪ | ashryfh | 49.33 |
| ﺍﻟﺸﺮﻳﻔﻪ | alshryfh | 13.33 |
| ﺷﺮﻳﻔﻪ | shryfh | 10.67 |
| ﺃﺷﺮﻳﻔﻪ | ashryfh | 10.67 |
| ﺍﺷﺮﻳﻔﺔ | ashryft | 9.33 |
| ﺍﺷﺮﻳﻒ | ashryf | 5.33 |
| ﺍﻟﺸﺮﻳﻔﺔ | alshryft | 1.33 |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Cherifa
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